The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-29
ATLAKTA'S PROSPER
ITY.
How PROHIBITION NO RKs IN A
CITY OF 65, 900 SOULS.
The Atlanta Constitution" Gets Of the
Fence at Last-A Convincing Presen-
tation Of the Eaets-The New
System has Worked for the
G9oi Of the City and the
People, and Il has
Come to Stay.

day since Prohibition of the liquor
traffic went INTO effect in Atlanta,
Ga. The remarkable editorial
article from the leading Atlanta
paper. which we print below, not
only testifes that the law has been a
complete success, but also indicates
that the liquor traffic has been ban.
ished from the city forever.
The Atlanta Constitution is the
most important and successful daily
paper in the whole South, excep-
Ting only one paper in Louisville and
two pap ers in New Orleans. TIE
Constitution was neutral during the
Prohibition fight, and has until now
taken a thoroughly conservative
stand, having few words Of COM
menda ton for the law and being
rather inclined against PIohioltion
as a principle than in favor OF it.
PROHIBITION IN ATLANTA.
From the .4Ha,ata CONSTITUTION June Fl
The election at Which Prohibition
was put on trial in this city is emit
lied to place among great events.
No ele ction of a local nature was
ever before held in city of 10000
peeDle in which more was involved.
The changes proposed by it We're
so radical as to be almost revolu-
tionarv. Over 100 business house S
were to be closed. Nearly 500 men
were to be forced to give up chos-
en- employment. The city treasury
was to be left with $4,000 less rev.
enue. Trade amounting annually
to millions was to be turned away
from the city. Many large BUSH
ness houses were to be lett unrent-
&c. OF course, a movement pros
posing measures SO radical met with
the most spirited and determined OPP
position. Many of our best citizens
regarded it with outspokon disfa-
vor.
It was said that Prohibition in q
city so large "a this was impractical
BILE, that 1t would not prohibit, that
the trade would be injured, that
taxes would be increased, that the
stores in which the liquor business
was carried on would not be rent ed
for other purposes. that the same
amount of whiskey would be drunk
with the law as without it, the city
would only miss the revenue, that
it would be a death-blow to Atlau>
ta's progress.
1t has now been Is months since
the election, and IL months since
the law went into effect. We are
prepared thus from observation tc
note results.
Prohi oition IN this city does prohibit.
The law is observed as the law
against carrying concealed weapons
gambling, theft and other offenset
oflike character. IF there had been
as many people in favor o.
carrying concealed wea Dons, theft
! gambling, etc, as there were in ia
vor Of the retail of ardent spirits Il
months ago, law against these things
would nat have been carried out as
well as it was against the liquor
trade. In consideration of the small
majority with which Prohibition was
carried, and the large number OF
people who were opposed to seeing
it prohibit, the law has been marvel
ousy we'll observe |.
Prohibition has not injured the
city financially. According to the
Assess or's books. property III the
city has increased over So, 100000.
Taxes have not been increased. Two
streets IN the city, Decatur and Pc
ters were known as liquor streets. Ii
was hardly considered proper for .
lady to walk these streets without
an escort. Now they are just as or
derby as any in the city. Proper V
on them has advanced from 10 to
% per cent. The loss of $1,000
revenue consequent of closing the
saloons has tended IN no degree to
impede the city's progress in any di-
rection. Large appropriations have
been made to the water work., the
public schools, the Piedmont Fair.
and other improvements. The
business men have raised $4O0, 00C
to build the Atlanta d HawkinsYlic
R.R. The number of city banks ! S tc
be increased to five. The coming 81
four new railroads has been settled
during the year. Fifteen new stores
containing housesfnrnishing goods
have been started since Prohibition
went into efsct. These are do inc
well. More furniture has been
sold to mechanics and laboring men
In the last II months than in any Il
months during the history of the
city. The manufacturing estab-
lishments OF the city have received
new life. A glass factory has been
built. A co tton seed oil mill is be-
ing built wort s125, 900. All i'm
provement companies with basis
in real estate have seen their stock